The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-18

sales of 5l,G0O bales, as follows: December
1genVery 10 leGDlO SOC. January 10 55600 SEC
fepruary 10 656Il0 &c, March 1074@l0 &c, April
~ y. ote@ 10 &c, May 10 9lWlo &c, June 10 SO
II U c, July II a4Ql1 05c August II 07G11l csc.
Green u Co. report on cotton futures says
ae market FOR cotton certificates did not pre-
sent many striking features to-day. Really
new business proved extremely moderate, and
most OF the trading was confined to effort to
even up with the end of the week and as longs
took prominent part, the general tone was
easier under the excess of offering over the de
lnand. Liverpool seemed inclined to follow the
maj break made here last evening, and with
some indications of increasing political compli-
cauonS abroad there was no aid from the foreign
side of the situation and home Influences were
practically unchanged. Still. at 304 points de-
cllne, buying orders were struck 70 an extent
sulhclent to stop further shrinka};e, and at the
close the market was steady.
GALVESTON, Dec. 11.-Cotton firm; middling
91sc; net receipts 2O9l bales, gross 2,09l; sales
$3.50 bales; stock no. 542 bales; exports, coast
wise 1903 bales
NORFOLK, Dec. 17.-Cotton steady: middling
10 l-lGc; net receipts 2,397 bales, gross 1897;
sales l,SH bales; stock 57,15l bales; exports,
coastwise sos bales
lOIac; net receipts none, gross $40 bales sales
none; stock II, $50 bales; sales to spinnerS 125
bales; exports, coastwise 225 bales.
Boston, Dec. 11.-Cotton quiet; middling
lOAc; net receipts 352 bales, gross 1904; sales
none; stock none.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 17.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 15l6c; net receipts 400 bales gross 2 400;
sales none; stock 20 $50 bales exports, coastwise
4S bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 104c; net receipts 1870 bales, gross 80;
stock l6, s69 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17.-Cotton quiet but
firm; middling 9S316c; net receipts IL, 69 bales,
gross IL, 604; sales 1884 bales; stock 1861, $50
bales; exports, to France sos bales, to the
continent / ,223
MOBILE, Dec. 17.-Cotton firm; middling
Q1tp. NAT hplaS on. IN &C
1000 bales; stock $500 bales; exports, coast
wise 315 bales
MEMPHIS, Dec 17.-Cotton steady; middling
a34c; receipts 1862 bales; shipments 1875
Gales sales (. ZOO bales: stock 1885 bales
AUGUSTA. Dec 17.-Cotton very dull; mid
ding 9&4c; receipts IA bales sales 072 bales.
CHARLEsroN, Dec. 17.-Cotton quiet; middling
lOc; net receipts 1895 bales, gross 1896; sales
1000 bales; stock 81, 1856 bales; exports, coast
wise RS bales.
ATLANTA, Dec. 17.-Cotton quiet; middling
994c.
NEW YoRk. Dec. demonstrated net receipts
for all cotton ports to-day 81. 1855 bales exports.
to France SOS bales, to the continent II 1853
bales stock at all American ports 9SS, 532 bales.
The total visible supply OF cotton for the
world is SOIL ,907 bales, of which 2,575 49, bales
are American, against 2,93O,7l7 and 1880, AZ
bales, respectively, last year. Receipts at all
interior towns for the week 1567l7 bales. Re-
ceipts from plantations "a, 94S bales. Crop in
sight, 465,3S3 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec II, 1890 p. m.--Wheat quiet
but steady; demand poor; holders offer freely.
Corn dull: demand poor. Bacon, long clear 39s;
short clear 40s cd. Lard, prime Western 4Os I'd.
NEW York, Dec. IL noon.--Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat higher. Corn better. Pork
steady; mess SIS 25015 so. Lard firrner at IS TO-
Old mess pork steady at Sl4 5O0l4 20, Frelghts
steady
5.O6p. m-Southern flour quiet and generally
steady. Wheat-options ruled very dull, open,
ing firm, advancing 1s@14c, but soon weakened
and ieclined A0ssc, closed steady at about
bottom prices; spot lots steady but quiet, with
an absence of export interest; No. red, De
cember delivery S9@s93sc, January 500 $3.50,
May 1854 61941sc, closing at $3.50. Corn lS04c
higher but very quiet; No. 2, december delivery
nominal at 611sc January 6l34@62c, May 63@
60 slice, closing at 631sc. Oats shade better;
trading light; No 2, December delivery 3719c,
January 375s@3Sc, May 399S91sc, closing same;
No ,, spot prices, 371S@S9sc; mixed Western
3603Sc Hops quiet but steady. Coffee, fan
Rio on spot firm at 1Sl3c; options opened 90
20 points higher closed steady with advance
partly lost; No. Rio, December delivery 16 4C
Ole Soc. January 16 GOALS 3Oc, May 10 $50
Is O0c. Sugar steady but quiet fair refining
quoted at 51sc; refined quiet but steady. Moasses
dull Cotton seed oil quiet at 3415435c for
crude and 40lhc for refined. Wool quiet but
steady Hides in moderate demand. Pork
steady and only moderately active; mess, SIS %
oils so for one year old, S14 50@l4 70 for two
years old. Beef steady Beef hams quiet Cut
meats unchanged and dull. Nliddles nominal
Lard 5@S points higher and fairly active;
Western steam, on spot So 0219DS 1215, January
delivery S. 0iQDS u, May S. 320S a. Freights
dull
CHICAGO. Dec. 17.-Pork wasthe favorite arti-
Gle on the list for brokers at the opening of the
Board of Trade this morning. On a big bid by
a local operator May option opened at S16 But
the general crowd was only bidding at SIS IS.
In half an hour the price had eased off to Sl5 s..
This last figure, however, was fraction above
last nights close, the strength being due TO
light receipts Later, on heavy bear move
ments options went down to Sl5 70, but soon
after rallied to SIS S219. The record of other
markets during the first hour was similar to
that of pork May lard opened 7l5c higher at
IS 271b May wheat opened at 1890 and May
corn at 5434c. Trading was not unusually large.
During the morning May wheat. which had sold
I'D to SIC, eased back to 1890 on large selling.
Nav corn sold down to 5434c. There was little
doing in either of the grain pits, and before the
close May corn sold down to 5414c, and up again
to 54ss05415c on purely local deals. May wheat,
after touching S33sc, went up to $3.50, around
which figure it held steady at 1890 O'Clock. All
provisions were held firm during the day.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. Wheat, No. spring 751,
6n36c. No 3 spring 65067c, No. 2 red 78c. Corn,
No. ?, 4s56c. Oats, No. ,, 31@@3l4c. Mess pork,
SIS O0Gl5 10; Lard, per 100 lbs, 81 751sG17 So,
Short rib Sides loose 81 70@7 70. Dry sailed
shoulders, boxed IS 9006 90. Short clear sides,
boxed, IS 1905 Is. Whisky 81 10.
Leading futures ranged as follows: